High Five

LS-powered, 1-ton K5

- Harry Wagner

Square-body Blazers are commonly spotted on the trail, and for good reason. They came from the factory with V-8 engines and solid axles, the top is removable, and an 18-year production run ensured that there are still plenty of them out there. First-generation (’69-’72) Blazers are much rarer, and we can’t recall seeing many of them that have been repowered with an LS engine and fitted with coil overs and 1-ton axles.

Nate Jensen from Nate’s Precision in Sparks, Nevada, has built a lot of custom trucks over the years, many of them for Jack Stanko. Jack commissioned Nate to build this Blazer, knowing that he would apply the same level of detail he does to every project. The original plan called for 37-inch-tall tires and uncut fenders, but things quickly got out of control. All it took was seeing a set of 40-inch Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs sitting next to the Blazer for Jack to know he needed them on it.